10 useful English to Portuguese translations when off the beaten track

Here are 10 useful English to Portuguese translations if you visit areas away from the resorts where English is less likely to be spoken. 

Do you speak English? -> Fala Inglês?

Can you give me directions to… Albufeira? -> Pode dizer me como chegar a… Albufeira?

Can you tell me where is the nearest garage for petrol? -> Pode dizer me onde fica a estação de serviço mais proxima?

Where is the nearest shop? -> Qual a loja mais proxima?

Can you tell me where is the nearest telephone? -> Qual o telefone publico mais proximo?

Do you know where I can get a puncture fixed around here? -> Sabe onde fica a oficina de pneus mais proxima?

How much will it cost? -> Qual o preço?

Do you accept credit cards? -> Aceita cartão de crédito?

I don´t know the PIN for my card -> Não sei o código do meu cartão.

Thank you -> Obrigado (when speaking to to male) / Obrigada (female)

For more info see my website http://www.carhirefaroairport.com/language.htm

New car hire site serving Faro Airport and the Algarve

If you are going on holiday to Albufeira, Lagos, Tavira or any other Algarve location, why not check out the low cost internet car hire prices on our new website offering car hire at Faro Airport

We have English representatives in Faro to help make your car hire experience as easy as possible.

Faro mini guide – 10 suggestions of things to do

When you arrive at Faro International Airport, your first thoughts will probably be to pick up your luggage, hire car and get to whichever resort you are staying at. As a tourist destination Faro itself is often overlooked, but particularly as a winter destination a mini-break in Faro may help to cure the Northern European winter blues. The climate here in winter is very mild, with lots of sun and temperatures ranging between 15-19 degrees daytime max.

For my top ten tips of what you can do in and around Faro, see the following link: 

http://www.faro-airport-car-hire.my-algarve.com/faroguide.htm

Tips for driving in the Algarve, Portugal

If you are travelling to the Algarve, Portugal this summer for a holiday, here are some useful driving tips if you are going to hire a car at Faro Airport in Portugal:

1. Ensure all car paperwork is with you in car (including driving licence)
2. As a general rule, stay to the right initially, you will be in the slower lane
3. With the steering wheel on the left hand side, ensure that you allow enough room on the right hand side of the car to pass stationary/moving vehicles (it is easy to under-estimate the clearance on the passenger side)
4. Don´t assume that other drivers will give way to you. Chivalry on the roads isn´t common here
5. Remember that on roundabouts you have to give way to the left (the opposite to the UK)
6. Multi-lane roads (dual carriage-ways) often have traffic lights to allow traffic to cross
7. The heat in summer here is intense. Air conditioning from May to September is recommended
8. Sun glasses are recommended for driving due to the light intensity, especially in summer and always have a bottle of water in the car
9. The legal limit for alcohol is lower than in the UK (20mg per 100ml max)
10. Consider taking Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) Insurance. The excesses can be very high.

To get an online quote for car hire at Malaga Airport Spain visit our Spain website.

Matt May is Operations manager at Blue Valley Car Hire